The 30th Space Wing manages Department of Defense space and missile testing, and placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters. Wing personnel also support Minuteman III and Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force Development Evaluation programs.

The 30th Operations Group commands and controls the Western Range and directs range resources in support of space launches, missile test launches and aeronautical and space surveillance operations. Read the full Ops Group fact sheet.